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Yogi Adityanath cuts short Karnataka campaign trip over UP storm deaths

| @indiablooms | May 04, 2018, at 11:58 pm

Bangalore/Lucknow, May 4 (IBNS): With dust storm killing over 70 people in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will cut short his visit to poll bound Karnataka and head back to his state.

The met office has predicted more thunderstorms might hit parts of Uttar Pradesh.

As per the UP government's Twitter handle, the CM will reach Agra on Friday night and visit storm-hit regions of the city on Saturday.

Agra witnessed the fury of the storm quite hard as several people died in the city on Wednesday.

Yogi will later visit Kanpur city on the same day.

Yogi was earlier scheduled to continue campaigning in Karnataka till Saturday, media reports said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah attacked his UP countrerpart over his decision to stay in the southern state at the time when storm ravaged his state.

"At least 64 people have lost their lives due to a storm in Uttar Pradesh. My heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones. I am sorry your CM is needed here in Karnataka. I am sure he will return soon & attend to his work there," the Karnataka CM attacked Yogi in his tweet.

 

# UttarpradeshSotrm #YogiAdityanath #Karnataka #KarnatakaCampaign #BJP #YogiReturnsHome #UPChiefMinister

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